Sorry, another thread from me about a topic that has almost certainly been discussed on here before (I did attempt a search, but the search on here seems to be a logic OR not a logic AND).

My car is a 2014 Octavia III Elegance Wagon with a MIB1 Asmusen(?) headunit. I've found a reasonably priced MIB2 Columbus (display and DVD drive). Now my questions are:

1. Do I need anything else for it to work? One thread on here had another little connector as part of a sale, I think it as referred to as a "CP"?
2. I also saw that these units can be hacked. One thread I read talked about desoldering a chip. Is this required? What additional functionality will this give me?
3. Can I use this with a reversing camera and will I need a kit like this?
4. Will it do Android Auto?

 

Thanks very much and sorry about all the silly questions!

What you have is an Amundsen - named after the Norwegian polar explorer.

 

1) CP is component protection, it has nothing to do with an extra connector. It's a system used by VAG to make stolen units harder to sell, clearing Component Protection requires either an online connection to the VAG servers or having a unit hacked.

 

4) A MIB2 unit can do Android Auto and CarPlay but requires the correct FEC (Feature Enabling Code) for your car (they are car specific), again either online access or hacking required.

11 hours ago, spludgey said:

Sorry, another thread from me about a topic that has almost certainly been discussed on here before (I did attempt a search, but the search on here seems to be a logic OR not a logic AND).

Here is how you can change it to AND.